Manufacturing, value added in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Manufacturing, value added was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Zimbabwe, 1965–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 14.9% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Zimbabwe peaked at 26.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2011.
That places Zimbabwe 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 16.0% | — |
| 1966 | 14.9% | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 15.5% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 17.2% | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 18.6% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 19.6% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 20.1% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 18.1% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 19.5% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 24.1% | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 13.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +61.7% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 18.1% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 13.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 11.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 9.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 11.2% | 18.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 23.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9471 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,862 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 98.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 90,989 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 8.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Zimbabwe?
- Manufacturing, value added in Zimbabwe was 14.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.